Parramatta railway station


Parramatta railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving Parramatta in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 North Shore & Western Line, T2 Leppington & Inner West Line, T5 Cumberland Line services and intercity Blue Mountains Line, Central West Express and Outback Xplorer services.
It is located near Parramatta Square.

History

Parramatta station is one of Sydney's oldest. Sydney's first line connected Sydney and Parramatta Junction near Granville and opened on 26 September 1855. It was extended to the current Parramatta station on 4 July 1860.
Prior to the Main Western line being quadrupled from Granville to Westmead in 1985, the station consisted of four platforms, platforms 3 and 4 on the main line and 1 and 2 on a loop.
In 1985, the station was refurbished with a new underground subway bus interchange built at the station's north-east side.
In late 2003, work began on a new transport interchange which linked the station to the neighbouring Westfield Parramatta shopping centre. The works included extending the platforms on the western end and providing a new taller shelter with lifts and tactile indicators along the platform, providing more access to commuters, and constructing a new bus interchange. On 19 February 2006 the interchange was opened.
In October 2016, the Parramatta Turnback Project was completed, adding crossovers to allow trains to terminate on platforms 3–4 in either direction.
The Darcy Street entrance to the station was closed from 1 September 2018 to late 2019 while improvements were being made to the station.
Parramatta metro station will be located around a block to the north of the current station and is planned to open in 2032.

Platforms and services

Transport links

Parramatta station connects with the Parramatta Square light rail station on the L4 Westmead & Carlingford Line.
Parramatta station has a large bus interchange located on the west side of the station between platform 4 and Westfield Parramatta. It serves a large number of routes operated by Busways, CDC NSW, Transit Systems and U-Go Mobility.
Stand A1
  • Arrivals only
Stand A2
Stand A3
Stand A4
Stand B1
Stand B2
Stand B3
  • Arrivals only
Stand B4
As part of the Parramatta Turnback project, an additional crossover from the Up Main to the Down Main was constructed west of the station.